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'Remdesivir isn't a magic bullet': AIIMS chief on drug's use to treat Covid-19

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ANI.Moreover, he added that Remdesivir should only be given to patients who are hospitalised, have a fall in oxygen saturation and have infiltrates on the chest X-ray or CT-scan.The comments come amid several states reporting a shortage of the Remdesivir drug, injection and oxygen cylinders in order to treat Covid-19 patients.

In view of the overwhelming demand, drug manufacturers in the country also recently slashed the price of the Remdesivir injections after government's interventio"Recovery trials showed that steroids will benefit but it's also important to know when they're given.

If given early before your saturation (O2) falls, it has harmful effect. COVID patients who got steroids early had higher mortality than those who didn't.

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